One Half Of All Street Crime Involving Mobile Phones?
from the time-for-the-mobile-phone-stun-gun dept
Over in the UK they've decided that it's finally time (no, really, this time we mean it!) to crack down on mobile phone theft. The interesting factoid to me, was the claim that approximately half of all street crime in London now involves a stolen mobile phone. That seems awfully high. Now, though, the government has put money towards stopping the problem. They say that they're going to try to make it impossible to use stolen mobiles overseas. While they can be blocked within the UK, thieves are simply sending them off to other countries where they can be used instead. I still like the idea that the Dutch police used of sending SMS messages to stolen phones every 3 minutes saying: "This device is pinched. Purchase or sale is an offense - the police". Of course, the other option is to put more enforcement power into the hands of users. When will Nokia be coming out with a combination mobile phone/stungun?
Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites — especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.
While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise — and every little bit helps. Thank you.
–The Techdirt Team
Reader Comments
Subscribe: RSS
View by: Time | Thread
mobile phone stun guns
http://www.stungunsandtasers.com/cellphonestungun.htm
i think you may like it
[ link to this | view in chronology ]